I’m consistently struck by just how cheap and thoughtlessly pulled together Edward’s Vogue is visually (and cheapest yet with the inclusion of this Markle person in this issue). I can’t be bothered to check out who the art director is, other than this person is lazy, thoughtless and possesses absolutely no refinement as an art director— just recycling the templates Alexandria’s graphic designer had, and throwing in the occasional graphic components from Edward’s W. Lazy lazy lazy. Maybe this person isn’t to be blamed as they’re just following their editor’s directions.
Cara’s story is instantly forgettable. What an awful, joyless model this woman is: She looks as insufferably snooty/pissed off/irritated here as she can come across when interviewed as an (former?) “actress”. The shot of her in SLP is the only decent one of the edit, if I were particularly generous. And if I had to go with one story, Jamaican Rhapsody is the strongest— and only because it doesn’t possess any of Tim’s annoying toy-diorama signatures. But the best shot in the entire issue is the one of Adwoa in a 1-page article for View Point by Scott Trindle. It’s obvious it’s from The Class of 2018 shoot.. She looks absolutely radiant, regal and totally soulful. When she smiles, she glows. Such a gorgeous and strong composition. So a couple of solid images and a decent story from an entire issue: That seems typical of Edward’s Vogue so far.
